J.K. Rowling Is Turning The Casual Vacancy Into an HBO Miniseries

Shortly after J.K. Rowling published her first post-Harry Potter novel, The Casual Vacancy, in 2012, the acclaimed author announced plans to adapt the book for a television series set to air on the BBC. Today it was reported that HBO will partner with the BBC to co-produce a miniseries that will air in the U.S. as well the U.K.

Rowling’s already on board as executive producer of the series, as the Hollywood Reporter notes, with Sarah Phelps (EastEnders) writing the screenplay, Ruth Kenley-Letts (The Hour) producing, and Jonny Campbell (Eric & Ernie) directing. Expected to film this summer, “the harrowing portrait of addiction,” as Slate’s Dan Kois described the novel two years ago, centers on the tiny village of Pagford and its complicated web of conflicts that have torn apart the community.

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